Labourers work near the Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, in Dubai in this May 9, 2013. — Reuters DUBAI: The booming job markets of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are expected to generate demand for more than 1.5 million additional workers by 2030,…
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